Black Cornea A Complication of Topical Use of Epinephrine
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 154 (2) , 88-95
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000305152
Abstract
Three new cases of black cornea resulting from deposition of adrenochrome are reported. All 3 occurred in glaucomatous eyes in which there had been a bullous keratitis or ulcerative keratitis in patients who had received topical epinephrine from 6 months to 5 years. A ring ulcer caused by gram-positive diplococci was present in 1 case. The histochemical properties of the pigment are similar to those of melanin.Keywords
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- Corneal Deposits Secondary to Topical EpinephrineArchives of Ophthalmology (1950), 1963